I recently hit a point in my life where I began seeing things as they really are. After years of hardship, I feel like I began to see things more clearly. I saw patterns I'd never seen before. I saw some ugly truths I'd been trying to avoid. I saw what I was no longer willing to put up with. If you haven't gotten to this point in your life, I encourage you to step back and really examine relationships, patterns, and seek truth. It's a good thing to look at your own actions an